Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 /
Huggins, Mike,
Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / Mike Huggins. - 1 online resource (230 pages) - Studies in popular culture . - Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
The racing business between the wars -- Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39 -- Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British -- Declining opposition to betting on racing -- Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life -- Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable -- Breeders and owners -- Conclusion.
This work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Open Access
Mike Huggins here provides a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and an exploration of the cultural world of racing during the inter-war years. He shows how racing's pleasures were enjoyed even by the supposedly respectable middle classes.
English.
142370651X 9781423706519 9781847790798 1847790798 9780719065286 0719065283 1280734485 9781280734489 1781701660 9781781701669 9786610734481 6610734488
341342
22573/ctt15542pb JSTOR
018370655 Uk
1900-1999
Horse racing--History.--Great Britain
Lifestyle, sport and leisure.
Sports and outdoor recreation.
Equestrian and animal sports.
Horse racing.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Equestrian.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Horse Racing.
Horse racing.
Manners and customs.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
SF335.G7 / H8424 2003eb
798.4/00941
Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / Mike Huggins. - 1 online resource (230 pages) - Studies in popular culture . - Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
The racing business between the wars -- Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39 -- Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British -- Declining opposition to betting on racing -- Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life -- Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable -- Breeders and owners -- Conclusion.
This work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Open Access
Mike Huggins here provides a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and an exploration of the cultural world of racing during the inter-war years. He shows how racing's pleasures were enjoyed even by the supposedly respectable middle classes.
English.
142370651X 9781423706519 9781847790798 1847790798 9780719065286 0719065283 1280734485 9781280734489 1781701660 9781781701669 9786610734481 6610734488
341342
22573/ctt15542pb JSTOR
018370655 Uk
1900-1999
Horse racing--History.--Great Britain
Lifestyle, sport and leisure.
Sports and outdoor recreation.
Equestrian and animal sports.
Horse racing.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Equestrian.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Horse Racing.
Horse racing.
Manners and customs.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
SF335.G7 / H8424 2003eb
798.4/00941